Bitcoin Songsheet: How Science Became A Fiat Hype Machine
The never-ending projects fantasized about by scientists promise much without actually delivering anything. This is an opinion editorial by Jimmy Song, a Bitcoin developer, educator and entrepreneur and programmer with…
Bitcoin Is Freedom’s First Line Of Defense
On Memorial Day, we remember fallen soldiers and their sacrifice made toward protecting freedom. Like Bitcoin, freedom requires proof of work. Mickey Koss is a West Point graduate with a…
Building Bitcoin To Last For Centuries
It is imperative to ensure the foundation of Bitcoin is built with great care and diligence. Every change should be made with extreme caution. The Great Pyramid of Egypt held…
A Problem With Bitcoin's Lightning Network Liquidity And Ideas To Address It
To actually solve the problem of receiving funds without having secured liquidity from someone else’s node requires protocol-level changes. This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught educator in…
Gilded Age Greed and Golden Bitcoin
Fiat is a gilded currency, centralized protocols are gilded projects and society is witnessing the proverbial paint chipping away. Bitcoin is golden. Dr. Riste Simnjanovski is a tenured professor of…
Why The Denial-Of-Service Argument Against BOLT 12 Doesn’t Hold Up
A successor proposal to BOLT 11, BOLT 12 is a proposed upgrade to Lightning, the most popular Layer 2 Bitcoin protocol. This is an opinion editorial by Shinobi, a self-taught…
How The Federal Government Showed Me The Importance Of Bitcoin
The government’s overreach in taking my website was a hands-on experience that taught me why Bitcoin was necessary. Jason Harris is a world-class American glass artist and founder of Jerome…
The Rise Of Sovereign Computing With Personal Servers
Personal servers, like Umbrel and Start9’s Embassy, are ways for people to have more control over data and become more sovereign in the process. Pascal Hügli is a lecturer at…
The Oslo Freedom Forum Asks, Is Bitcoin Compatible With Democracy?
During the Oslo Freedom Forum, four international human rights activists considered Bitcoin’s role in enabling democracy. This year’s Oslo Freedom Forum, a human rights conference organized by the Human Rights…
Russia ‘Actively Discussing’ The Use Of Cryptocurrency In International Trade: Report
Russia’s Ministry of Finance is ‘actively considering’ the use of digital currencies for international payments, a government official reportedly said. Russia’s Ministry of Finance is considering allowing the use of…